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Noun Concept
Categories: Celestial mechanics, Articles with short description, Technical factors of astrology, Equinoxes, Precession
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precession of the equinoxes  axial precession  stellar precession  Equinoctial Precession  Equinox precession
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A slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation WordNet 3.0
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astronomy
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A slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic caused by precession of the Earth's axis of rotation WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In astronomy, axial precession is a gravity-induced, slow, and continuous change in the orientation of an astronomical body's rotational axis. Wikipedia
A 21,000 year cycle in the orientation of earth relative to the sun Wikipedia Disambiguation
Gravity-induced, slow, and continuous change in the orientation of an astronomical body's rotational axis Wikidata
The slow westward shift of the equinoxes along the plane of the ecliptic, resulting from precession of the earth's axis of rotation, and causing the equinoxes to occur earlier each year. Wiktionary
IS A
natural process
precession
motions of the Earth
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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precession of the equinoxes
Wikipedia
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axial precession
Wikidata
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stellar precession
Wiktionary
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precession of the equinoxes
Wikipedia Redirections
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Axial precession (astronomy), Equinoctial Precession, Equinox precession, lunisolar precession, precession of equinoxes, precession of the Earth's axis, precession of the ecliptic, precession of the equator, precession of the equinox, precession of the equinoxes, Procession of the equinoces, Procession of the equinoxes
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axial precession, planetary precession, precession of the equinoxes

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